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billion dollars a year from this country in gold, blood diamonds, and timber. after wagner s takeover, it became the most developed mine in the country. our investigation reveals the amount of gold at the site could be worth up to three billion dollars. after our initial reporting, the united states put sanctions on the company in charge of the mine called midas resources. the treasury department said the midas is connected to prigozhin, and helped finance the operations. gold is almost impossible to trace, and he is good at evading sanctions. you can turn these types of minerals, precious metals, and jams into cash pretty quickly if you know had to do it. if you have a good hustle. he is always had a good hustle. i wanted to go back to see if i could pin him down on what is really happening at the mines. thank you. let me ask you some serious
Contributor/Getty Images(NEW YORK) As Russia continues its nearly 16-month-long invasion of neighboring Ukraine, political turmoil has erupted in Moscow while Kyiv tries to take back territory.
A feud between Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Russian paramilitary organization Wagner Group, and Russia s top military brass escalated as Prigozhin s forces left the front line in Ukraine and marched across the border to seize a key Russian city. They then marched north toward Russia s capital, seemingly unopposed, before turning around just hours later. The short-lived rebellion was described by international observers as the most significant challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin s authority in his more than 20 years of rule.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian troops are in the early stages of a counteroffensive to reclaim the almost one-fifth of Ukraine’s territory that is under Russian control.
Here s how the news is developing. All times Eastern:
Jul 13, 6:03 PM EDT
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Contributor/Getty Images(NEW YORK) As Russia continues its nearly 16-month-long invasion of neighboring Ukraine, political turmoil has erupted in Moscow while Kyiv tries to take back territory.
A feud between Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Russian paramilitary organization Wagner Group, and Russia s top military brass escalated as Prigozhin s forces left the front line in Ukraine and marched across the border to seize a key Russian city. They then marched north toward Russia s capital, seemingly unopposed, before turning around just hours later. The short-lived rebellion was described by international observers as the most significant challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin s authority in his more than 20 years of rule.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian troops are in the early stages of a counteroffensive to reclaim the almost one-fifth of Ukraine’s territory that is under Russian control.
Here s how the news is developing. All times Eastern:
Jul 13, 6:03 PM EDT
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